Questions
- How do we know how many people are living with undiagnosed HIV infection?
- What population groups make up people living with undiagnosed HIV infection?
Key take-home messages
- At the end of 2016, the Public Health Agency of
The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) has released a new report titled “HIV care cascade in Ontario by sex, age and health region: Linkage to care, in care, on antiretroviral treatment and virally suppressed.”
This report …
Doug Sider of Public Health Ontario presented on the epidemiology of hepatitis C (HCV) in Northern Ontario, drawing on data from 2014. He noted that the North is distinct when it comes to HCV, since HCV rates are going up …
A range of HIV prevention, engagement, and care approaches were presented in Dryden and Manitoulin, ranging from biomedical prevention, to improved testing, to innovative telehealth interventions.
Mark Gilbert of the OHTN and Gordon Arbess of St. Michael’s Hospital spoke about …
Tina Ranta of the Canadian Mental Health Association (Sudbury-Manitoulin) described the launch of the first managed alcohol program (or “MAP”) in Sudbury. The Sudbury Harm Reduction Home began with a brain-storming session …